Ayara, First of Locthwain (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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Chris Guest
Aug 7, 2025
The Top 40 Monocolored Commanders
What are the most popular monocolored commanders of all time? Let's look at the 40 most played, according to EDHREC.
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MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Agent Venom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Phyrexian Altar
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
75%synergy
Ophiomancer
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
72%synergy
Gravecrawler
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
70%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
70%synergy
Plague of Vermin
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
68%synergy
Warren Soultrader
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
67%synergy
Diabolic Intent
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Bitterblossom
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Jet Medallion
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Crypt Ghast
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Skullclamp
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Grave Pact
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Carrion Feeder
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Necropotence
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Ad Nauseam
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
Reassembling Skeleton
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
48%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Viscera Seer
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Sengir Autocrat
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Nether Traitor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Bloodghast
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Chittering Witch
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
24%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Murderous Rider
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Reaper
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Timeline Culler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Dark Confidant
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Putrid Goblin
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Grave Titan
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Grim Servant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Darkstar Augur
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Dread Presence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Fell Stinger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Butcher Ghoul
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Walking Ballista
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Grim Haruspex
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Undead Augur
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Entomb
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Culling the Weak
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Imp's Mischief
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Saw in Half
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Dismember
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Flare of Malice
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Defile
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Szat's Will
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Tragic Slip
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Sacrifice
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Fatal Push
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Thrilling Encore
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Army of the Damned
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Profane Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Final Parting
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-28%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Dark Salvation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Panharmonicon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
World Map
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
The Meathook Massacre
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Animate Dead
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Contamination
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Carnival of Souls
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Dark Prophecy
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Attrition
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Blight Mound
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Castle Locthwain
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
High Market
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Barad-dûr
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Crowded Crypt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Caged Sun
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy